diff --git a/charts/gitops-runtime/values.yaml b/charts/gitops-runtime/values.yaml
index 26a2bc51..2378c623 100644
--- a/charts/gitops-runtime/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gitops-runtime/values.yaml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ internal-router:
   image:
     repository: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: 1.26-alpine3.20
+    tag: 1.28-alpine3.21
   imagePullSecrets: []
   nameOverride: ""
   fullnameOverride: "internal-router"